Nova Scotia Has Shortest Wait Times for Hip and Knee Replacements

Wait times for hip and knee replacements in Nova Scotia are now the shortest on record.

Last year, people in Nova Scotia waited 103 days for a hip replacement and 129 days for a knee replacement.

The report looked at wait times for surgeries from 2008 to 2025.

More people in Nova Scotia got hip and knee replacements within the target time last year.

A health official said they improved wait times by managing surgeries better.

They made changes like adding more operating rooms and hiring specialists.

The target wait time for hip and knee replacements is 182 days.

Nova Scotia now has the second-best rate of surgeries done on time.

A hospital did 8 hip replacements in one day.

Some people still wait a long time for surgeries, but it's getting better.

A hospital opened a new surgery center and hired more surgeons.

The hospital is using new technology to do surgeries faster.

A hospital official said innovation helped improve wait times.

Surgeons in Nova Scotia did a record number of hip replacements last year.

A surgeon said they will do even more surgeries this year.

He did 8 hip replacements in one day, a record in Atlantic Canada.

Long wait times can make patients' health worse.

Wait times are not the same everywhere in Nova Scotia.

Some areas have much longer wait times than others.

Health officials want to reduce wait times everywhere.

They will work to make sure all patients get surgeries on time.

One area has long wait times despite having many surgeons.

A surgeon said this is because they do more complex cases.

Not all non-emergency treatments have shorter wait times.

Nova Scotia has a low rate of patients getting radiation therapy on time.

Other provinces do better at getting patients treated on time.